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Scratch resistant recording materials for electroerosion printing comprising cross-linked polymer base layer
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1987-02-18
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2007-02-18
Abstract
Abstract Electroerosion recording materials of superior scratch resistance are provided by incorporating a hard, crosslinked polymer film or layer between the support and the removable, thin conductive layer to reduce plastic deformation of the support under stylus writing pressure. The intermediate polymer layer may be unfilled or filled with solid particles, such as silica particles. The materials may be used in various printing processes including making directly readable images, direct negatives, and offset masters.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitchell S. Cohen
- 👤 Krishna G. Sachdev
- 👤 John C. S. Shen
- 👤 Keith S. Pennington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:25
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/24; B41M5/245; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31565
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An electroerosion recording medium, comprising: an electrically non-conductive support, a layer of erodible material sufficiently thin to be eroded when subjected to current pulses from recording styli during said electroerosion recording, and an intermediate layer located between said support and said layer of erodible material, said intermediate layer having a thickness of at least about 25K angstroms and being comprised of a cross-linked polymer having a cross-linking agent therein, said polymer being selected from the group consisting of cellulosic derivatives, vinyl compounds, and epoxies, said intermediate layer also including hard particulates in a pigment to volume concentration of about 2-15 wherein said intermediate layer is sufficiently hard to hold said particulates substantially in place during said electroerosion recording.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electroerosion recording medium, comprising: an electrically non-conductive support, a layer of erodible material sufficiently thin to be eroded when subjected to current pulses from recording styli during said electroerosion recording, and an intermediate layer located between said support and said layer of erodible material, said intermediate layer having a thickness of at least about 25K angstroms and being comprised of a cross-linked polymer having a cross-linking agent therein, said polymer being selected from the group consisting of cellulosic derivatives, vinyl compounds, and epoxies, said intermediate layer also including hard particulates in a pigment to volume concentration of about 2-15 wherein said intermediate layer is sufficiently hard to hold said particulates substantially in place during said electroerosion recording.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The recording medium of claim 1, where said hard particulates are silica.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The recording medium of claim 1, further including a lubricating overlayer located on the styli contacting side of said layer of erodible material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The recording medium of claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer is curable at temperatures less than about 120° C. in times not in excess of about 5 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The recording medium of claim 4, where said intermediate layer is sufficiently rough to scour off from said styli debris caused by said electroerosion recording.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The recording medium of claim 1, wherein said layer of erodible material is A1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording medium of claim 1, wherein said cross-linked polymer is cellulose-acetate-butyrate cross-linked with isocyanate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The recording medium of claim 1, where said intermediate layer is hydrophobic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electroerosion recording medium, comprising: a support layer, a thin layer of a conductive material which can be eroded by current pulses from recording styli during electroerosion recording, an intermediate layer located between said support layer and said thin layer of conductive material and having a thickness of at least about 25K angstroms, said intermediate layer being comprised of a thermosetting cross-linked solvent castable polymeric/oligomeric material containing residual reactive sites, and having dispersed therein solid particulates in a pigment to volume concentration of about 2-15, said intermediate layer bonding strongly to said support layer to substantially prevent plastic deformation during said electroerosion recording.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electroerosion recording medium, comprising: a support layer, a thin layer of a conductive material which can be eroded by current pulses from recording styli during electroerosion recording, an intermediate layer located between said support layer and said thin layer of conductive material and having a thickness of at least about 25K angstroms, said intermediate layer being comprised of a thermosetting cross-linked solvent castable polymeric/oligomeric material containing residual reactive sites, and having dispersed therein solid particulates in a pigment to volume concentration of about 2-15, said intermediate layer bonding strongly to said support layer to substantially prevent plastic deformation during said electroerosion recording.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The recording medium of claim 9, where said intermediate layer is curable to produce said cross-linking at temperatures less than about 120° C. in times less than about 5 minutes.
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